Popular independent brewery Beatnikz Republic has ceased trading
29.04.2022 - 16:13
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Popular Manchester brewery, Beatnikz Republic, has announced that it has ceased trading. Owner Paul Greetham confirmed the news via a pained statement on the brewery’s website, citing a difficult recovery from successive lockdowns and increasing business costs.
Brewing from beneath the railways arches of Red Bank since 2017, Beatnikz Republic gradually expanded it’s Manchester portfolio - first with the opening of a Northern Quarter bar on Dale Street in 2018, and later with Lättsam, a scandi-inspired café bar at Spring Gardens, which opened its doors in December 2020 just before Manchester was plunged back into another lockdown.
In his statement, Paul clarified that Beatnikz Republic NQ Bar on Dale Street would still continue trading as normal. The bar is a separate company and therefore is not impacted directly by the brewery’s closure.
Paul said: "It’s with great sadness that we announce that Beatnikz Republic Brewing Co. has ceased trading. It has been a painful decision, but the right one. It’s an incredibly sad time and closing is something we never wished we had to do.
“There are a number of reasons why we’ve had to make this difficult decision. We tried our best to make it through Covid, but the negative impact over the last two years has proven too much. From the initial shock, to constantly starting/stopping production due to the various lockdowns, to lower sales this year, the financial implications have been disastrous.
“Our ability to export in volume had also reduced due to increased transport costs; and now with increased utility, ingredient and packaging costs, it’s simply not possible to continue. From the start, Beatnikz Republic has been a project of passion and one that I have worked on for 10